SSB Net

[Razz229]

Hello & g'day to you

Here is my report for the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net held on the night of Thursday 28/05/2026

The net can be located on Channel 39 of the CEPT/FCC allocation and is Lower Side Band. It is scheduled to start at around 20:30 🕣 and finishes anytime from 23:00 🕙 onwards UK time

My working conditions is the battery 🔋 powered V3 Anytone AT-6666 (no amp no power mic) and a Solarcon A-99 antenna. My maximum output power is about 40 watts.

Location for the net was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex, were the weather was cool and cloudy and looking as if rain or a storm was on the horizon.

With the when, where, what time and what with out the way, on with my list of check in's and who worked and or heard who.

KP 441 - Steve - South Down's Green Laning - East Sussex 🥇
Craig - South Down's Green Laning - East Sussex - Navigator for Steve 🥇
CT 5159 - Neil - Maidstone - Kent
CT 5363 aka Shaggy - Shaun - Jack n Jill - West Sussex
Dusty Bin - Dan - Jack n Jill - West Sussex - Shotgun with Shaun
CT 4952 - Julian - Brighton - East Sussex - Making good use of hid radio and the Burgess Hill SDR
CT 700 - Dave - Devils Dyke - West Sussex
CW 443 - Kris - Upper Beeding - West Sussex
XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
J S 7 aka Japan Sugar #7 - James - Rochester - Kent
Speed Bird - Russell - Reigate Hill - Surrey
CT 4515 - John - Ditchling Beacon - East Sussex
LR 77 - Robert - Polhill - Kent
009 - Tom - East London
DT 372 - John - Pinner - Northwest London
Dave - Patcham - East Sussex - Testing a converted Quansheng handy and welcome to the net 👍
LT 01 - Jake - Highgate - North London
LT 727 - Dave - Elstree - Hertfordshire
LT 318 aka Spider Mike - Crystal Palace - South London
LT 777 - Adam - Hendon - Northwest London
CT 3466 - "Radar" Ray - Crowhurst - Surrey
TC 614 - Tim - Hailsham - East Sussex
and me
CI 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex

Thank you all who called or checked in and to the listening stations whether it be by radio or an SDR site.
Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, please give it a go another Thursday night.

Now for the Numbers of the Night

0 Coffee's drunk
1 New station on the net
1 Bottle of water drunk
4 London boroughs worked
5 Counties worked
23 in the log

That brings my report to an end

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝

[Razz229]

Hello & welcome

Here is my report for the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net, held on Thursday night 04/06/2026.

My set up was the older version 3 Anytone AT-6666 (no amp, no power mic), powered by a car battery 🔋 and pushing about 40 watts maximum out of a Solarcon A-99 antenna.

The net is held on channel 39 (27.395 MHz) on the CEPT/FCC part of the 11m band and uses LSB.

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌲 Forest in the county of East Sussex or Maidenhead Locator JO-01-BB.

The net is scheduled to start at 20:30 🕣 UK time (19:30 UTC) and finishes anytime after 23:00 🕙 UK time (22:00 UTC)

Now on with my list of check in's and who heard and or worked who.

DT 372 - John - Pinner - Northwest London 🥇
GE 167 - Murphy - Eastbourne - East Sussex
CT 4217 - Dominic - Haverhill - Suffork
RC 405 - Carl - Stanstead - Essex
163/26 RU 08 - Rod - Brecon Beacon - Wales
TM 848 - Dave - Patcham - East Sussex
CT 4013 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex
JS 7 - James - Rochester - Kent - Chair of the Southeast Sunday Morning Net
CT 940 - Richard - Reigate Town - Surrey
CI 155 - Paul - Hartley  - Kent
AMC 674 - Kevin - Dorking - Surrey
C V M - Nigel - Crowborough - East Sussex
TC 614 - Tim - Hailsham - East Sussex
CM 01 - Jason - Shooters Hill - Southeast London - Portable
TE 008 - Bob - Basildon - Essex
31 AT 129 - Gilberto - Lisbon - Portugal
GB 23 - Paul - Gatwick - West Sussex
XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
LT 5555 - Steve - Cheshunt - Hertfordshire - Welcome to the net 👍
LT 555 - Jimmy - Chingford - East London
31 PAT 457 - Joáo - Lisbon - Portugal
LT 01 - Jake - Highgate - North London
009 - Tom - East London
RC 868 - Andy - Tonbridge - Kent
161 OS 545 - Lukasz - Warsaw - Poland
LT 141 - Lee - Wandsworth - Southwest London
NB 101 - Dave - Edenbridge - Kent
Rocket - Stockholm - Sweden - 21 division
and me
CI 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌲 Forest - East Sussex - In the Chair 💺

Thank you all who called in and stuck with it. The 1st hour was difficult due the noise and the fact that most stations couldn't hear anybody else but me.
Sorry to the QSK, break stations that called in, were acknowledged but didn't have the patience to wait. 

Now for the Numbers of the Night

1 Station using a hand held
7 Counties worked
3 Biscuits eaten
5 Countries worked (21, 26, 31, 161 & 163 Divisions)
6 London boroughs worked
1 Coke drunk
30 Stations in the log

That about brings my report to an end

If you do spot a mistake or worse I have left you off the log, let me know so I can correct it.

Best 73

Ray 2290, with the pen & paper 📝